India: Today’s news in pictures

Aug 29, 2018 16:53 IST

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The pair of Sharath Kamal & Manika Batra have entered the mixed-double quarter-finals after beating the world number three South Korean pair. Boxer Amit Panghal has reached the semi-finals of the 49 kg category and Vikas Krishan reached the last four of the 75 kg category, thereby ensuring two medals in boxing at the 2018 Asian Games. The women’s squash team is through to the semi-finals and that is another medal assured for India. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI)

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In a breakthrough, two Hizbul Mujahideen militants including commander Altaf Ahmed Dar alias Altaf Kachroo, one of the oldest surviving terrorists, were killed on Wednesday in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Hours after security forces killed Altaf Ahmad Dar, militants shot dead four policemen in Shopian district of south Kashmir. (S Irfan / PTI File)

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Kashmiri traders shout slogans during a protest against challenging the validity of Article 35A, at Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Dozens of weddings in Kashmir scheduled for August 29, 30 and 31 have either been scaled down or postponed as the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a bunch of petitions against Article 35 A on Friday. Separatists have called for a two-day shutdown on Thursday and Friday across the state. (Waseem Andrabi / HT Photo)

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Ashutosh, who resigned from the AAP earlier this month, said on Wednesday he was forced by the party to use his last name during the general election in 2014. Ashutosh, a former journalist, said he was later told that his caste would help him get votes during the election he was contesting from Chandni Chowk. He lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Harsh Vardhan and Congress leader Kapil Sibal. (Sushil Kumar / HT File)

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Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are in contention for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after notching up gold medals in this year’s Commonwealth Games and the ongoing Asian Games 2018. (Shahbaz Khan / PTI File)

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The Cabinet on Wednesday approved additional 2% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR), a move that will benefit about 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners, an official release said. (HT Archive)

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Shivpal Yadav (R), the senior leader of the Samajwadi Party, on Wednesday announced the formation of Samajwadi Secular Morcha and invited all “neglected” leaders from the SP and other secular parties to join him, in a development that could revive the power tussle in the Yadav family. (PTI File)

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At least four people were killed and 17 injured in two districts of West Bengal late on Tuesday in clashes that erupted over the formation of panchayat boards following the elections to the rural bodies in mid-May, taking the death toll to ten since August 25, officials said on Wednesday. (PTI File)

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The Gaganyaan mission to send humans to the space will comprise three crew members who will be in the space for five to seven days, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said on Tuesday. India will be the fourth country after the USA, Russia and China to send humans to space. (AFP / Representative Image)

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India news in pictures -- a roundup of today’s top news across the country from India's medal tally reaching half century at the Asian Games 2018 to an encounter of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants including its commander Altaf Ahmed Dar in Kashmir.